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Defence funding mismanagement leaves South African troops vulnerable

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M23 accuses DRC govt attempting to ‘torpedo’ peace talks

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SANDF budget constraints: Not enough soldiers at the border, reserves getting older

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SADC ends DRC peace mission amid rising uncertainty

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SADC to withdraw troops from the DRC

SA Cuba deal that racked up R1.7 billion in irregular expenditure revived under new name

The trauma of war: Returning SANDF soldiers’ 30 days of pain

War, trauma, and lost causes: What now for South Africa’s soldiers?

‘I don’t believe that we should punish the people of Rwanda’ — John Legend amid criticism for performing in Kigali [VIDEO]

Bring our troops home: Major development in SANDF injured’s return

‘We’re in serious trouble’: SANDF crisis deepens as leaders clash over its future

SANDF wounds are self-inflicted

‘Mickey Mouse’ defence force: Why ANC MP and defence chair wants Motshekga to intervene

Senior SANDF member slams politicians for creating ‘Mickey Mouse’ army

SANDF a ‘welfare organisation’: Academics advise on military restructuring

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Final farewell: Limpopo soldiers killed in DRC to be buried this weekend

Motshekga blames DRC, Denel and illegal mining for defence department’s poor finances

SA must stand firm in the battle for peace in the DRC

SANDF soldier warns against withdrawal of troops from DRC at funeral

Africa needs soldiers of peace, not war

‘We will remember them’: Fallen SANDF soldiers return home for a final farewell

Bodies of 14 SANDF soldiers finally arrive home from DRC

Angie Motshekga ‘rudderless’ — Did defence minister inherit a toothless SANDF?

‘Toy soldiers’: What GNU partners are fighting about in SANDF debate

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DNA tests may be needed to identify SANDF troops killed in DRC, bodies could be in Uganda until Tuesday

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Culpable homicide probe underway as two SANDF troops die in Northern Cape

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Bodies of slain SANDF soldiers on their way home to SA

Ramaphosa says he won’t exchange words with other leaders in public after Kagame remarks

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No confirmation of repatriation of fallen SANDF soldiers [VIDEO]

‘A nation that values its military doesn’t treat its soldiers as disposable’: Mayibuye Mandela slams Ramaphosa’s Sona SANDF tribute

Families of fallen SANDF troops deserve better than an endless wait with empty promises

Sona 2025: Ramaphosa outlines GNU’s five year plan

Delay in repatriation of SA soldiers’ bodies

Patriotism is the key to overcoming divisive narratives

Fallen soldiers to be repatriated to SA today

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Ceasefire in DRC as ‘hundreds’ protest in Pretoria [PICS]

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MPs told that poor training not to blame for South African soldiers dying in DRC

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Fear and heartbreak as SANDF families await soldiers’ return

Africa

Only diplomacy can end DRC crisis, says security expert

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Calls to scale down military role at Sona out of respect for SA troops in DRC

SANDF dismisses claims soldiers are ‘trapped’ and M23 is ‘monitoring their movement’

Another SANDF soldier dies in the DRC

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‘SA must withdraw from DRC’: Pressure mounts on Ramaphosa to pull soldiers out of DRC

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: It’s a warzone and we are not prepared

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‘I cry silently at night for him’ – widow of SANDF soldier killed in DRC

SANDF crisis due to budget cuts goes back 15 years – Holomisa

Lamola warns attacks on SA soldiers in DRC a potential ‘war crime’ [VIDEO]

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‘He was scared and depressed’: Father says soldier’s death in DRC could have been avoided

Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC

Motshekga avoids tough questions on DRC soldier deaths

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Motshekga insist troops still have supplies and no attacks on SANDF’s DRC bases in 48 hours

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Outrage as SANDF generals play golf amid deadly DRC conflict

R33.4m wasted on unapproved Cuban medicine for SANDF soldiers, SIU reveals

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‘Our soldiers did not die protecting anyone’s business interests in DRC,’ says Mbalula

Stop playing with our soldiers’ lives

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Fleeing Congolese soldiers arrive from Goma by boat

Four more SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC

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Family mourns fallen ‘maker of peace’ SANDF soldier

SA calls on international community to assist in DRC conflict

SANDF troops poorly equipped and ‘should not have been deployed’, says defence union

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Minister Angie Motshekga ‘safe’ but SA troops ‘surrounded’ with no ammo or place to store dead

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Mapisa-Nqakula corruption case postponed again, state and defence to discuss docket disclosure

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Defence Minister Angie Motshekga’s first six months: Experts weigh in

Courts

SCA finds defence department’s R60 million tender invalid and unlawful

Honouring SANDF’s commitment: Protecting our borders while we celebrate

Control SANDF soldiers or face the fallout

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Motshekga dismisses allegations of ‘rampant ill-disciple’ in SANDF

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SANDF says pregnant women entering South Africa illegally to secure grants

1 100 soldiers deployed to help fight illegal mining

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Motshekga says she’s committed to housing military veterans but admits database is unverified (VIDEO)

German tourist evacuated from cruise ship off the Cape

Africa

‘Make sure Mozambique is stable for us to be safe’ – Angie Motshekga

‘Nobody wins in a war’

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SANDF competes with international soldiers in Military Skills Competition [PICS]